The below was about 30 min of work on about a 125# fish. No way 40# bring home the biscuits on that fish.
Photo shows it was almost wore through. The hook was about 4" deep inside the mouth.
40# vs 60# leader for poon...
40# vs 60# leader for poon...
Doubt I'll go back to 40#. The below is 60# fluoro
The below was about 30 min of work on about a 125# fish. No way 40# bring home the biscuits on that fish.
Photo shows it was almost wore through. The hook was about 4" deep inside the mouth.
The below was about 30 min of work on about a 125# fish. No way 40# bring home the biscuits on that fish.
Photo shows it was almost wore through. The hook was about 4" deep inside the mouth.
Last edited by jbdba01 on Thu Jun 05, 2014 2:50 pm, edited 1 time in total.
JB
Re: 40# vs 60# leader for poon...
Circle hook?
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Re: 40# vs 60# leader for poon...
I wouldnt' use 40# unless you're hoping for the quick release break off
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Re: 40# vs 60# leader for poon...
If you're looking for the jump and run then break off, go with 30. Less stress in equipment
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Re: 40# vs 60# leader for poon...
Man love the CSI work on the leader, how far was that abrasion from the hook?
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Re: 40# vs 60# leader for poon...
The hook was inside about 3-4" in the month on the corner. It was really hard to get out. That section that is really worn down went from inside the mouth to the corner and out.
There was a second line that had been broken off that was down it's gullet.
There was a second line that had been broken off that was down it's gullet.
JB
Re: 40# vs 60# leader for poon...
Probably the photo...I use what Capt. Dave Dennison uses. Good, bad, or indifferent I figure if he's placed in the PTTS he knows what he's doing. He hangs with my neighbor so I bounce ideas off them.
That said I did snap one last year - not straighten - but snap. It was at the beginning of a short fight, wasn't a poon, and drag was pretty loose. I attributed it to bad qa.
The rest have been fine.
Of the breakoffs I've had my main issue has been the leader. I probably need to stick to 60#; 40 and 50# seem to go quickly.
That said I did snap one last year - not straighten - but snap. It was at the beginning of a short fight, wasn't a poon, and drag was pretty loose. I attributed it to bad qa.
The rest have been fine.
Of the breakoffs I've had my main issue has been the leader. I probably need to stick to 60#; 40 and 50# seem to go quickly.
JB